Sachseln

Parish and pilgrimage church Sachseln (2012 )

Sachseln is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.

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Geography

Sachseln lies in the valley of the Sarner Aa on the southeastern shore of the Sarnersee to 483 m above sea level. M.. The lowest point is the Sarnersee to 469 m above sea level. Level, the highest point is the main Brünigbahn with 2'313 m above sea level. M. The municipality is divided into Sachseln village, the higher Flüeli-Ranft pilgrimage ( to the 19th century referred to simply as a mountain ) and the southern hamlet Edisried and Ewil with the settlement area Ried on the southern shore of Lake Sarnen. In the field of community Sachseln also the center is ( centroid ) of Switzerland on the Älggi -Alp.

History

The first mention of Sachseln dates from the year 1173 as Saxhslen.

Economy

Only in the 20th century began with the establishment of industries in Sachseln. Today, the village has more than 2,000 jobs, many of them in highly skilled area. The company Maxon Motor is with 1191 employees the largest employer in the canton of Obwalden. Maxon produces very small electric motors, which are considered very reliable. Therefore Maxon could also supply the NASA, the fitting out several Mars robot with electric motors from Maxon.

The Sachseln muesli manufacturer bio -familia AG was founded in 1954 under the name Somalon AG by the family Hipp. Since 1999, located under the name of Hip & Co., the holding company of the entire Hipp group of companies in Sachseln.

Other major or known about the place beyond businesses are the Elfo AG ( injection molding and mold ), which Sigrist AG ( Pelton turbines and small hydro power plants) as well as furniture manufacturers Reinhard AG and Karl Omlin AG. The local trade stood last in September 2012 at the trade show Saxula ago.

Traffic

Sachseln is connected to the Highway A8. In 1997, the 5.1 km long bypass tunnel Sachseln was opened, which has since the village relieved of through traffic. Sachseln is located on the Brünigbahn line; Sachseln the railway station and the bus stop Evil- Maxon Zentralbahn provide the connection to the main traffic in the direction of Lucerne and the Brünigpass to Meiringen and Interlaken. A Postal bus there from the train station to the district Sachseln Flüeli -Ranft. In addition, driving in the evening post cars from Sarnen on core to Flüeli -Ranft.

Education

The school Sachseln has three school buildings and the outdoor school in Flüeli -Ranft. The offer includes kindergarten, primary school and cooperative orientation school. They are joined by the music school, toy library and the school and community library Sachseln with about 8,000 books and audio media. To people with disabilities is this service for the Rütimattli Foundation. Furthermore, there is the school and Therapy Home Foundation Juvenat of the Franciscans in Flüeli -Ranft.

Storms of August 15, 1997

Torrential rains due to a storm left on August 15, 1997 Dorfbach of Sachseln swell such that it overflowed its banks and wreaked within two hours of heaviest damage in the village. A loss of CHF 120 million was the result. Created in the meantime measures such as catch basins and sediment traps as well as the relocation of the village Bach have proven themselves during storms in the summer of 2005. The redevelopment of the village center was aroused controversy of the population.

Attractions

As the main attraction, the hermitage of Brother Klaus, and the two chapels in the Ranft Ranft are near Flüeli - Ranft, which belongs to the municipality of Sachseln. There also the birthplace and home of Brother Klaus can be visited. Noteworthy in the village Sachseln is the built in 1672-1684 early Baroque parish and pilgrimage church, since 1679 the Holy Sepulchre of Brother Klaus. Diagonally opposite the church is the Museum brother Klaus Sachseln which will be dedicated to the patron saint. In the associated farm buildings " miniatures commemorating the rural everyday life " are the carved models from the estate of Sachs Jewellers Christian Sigrist shown under the title.

Other attractions in the outskirts of the village center, the Älggi -Alp count with the center of Switzerland and the High Bridge, Europe's highest roofed and built of wooden bridge.

A complete listing of the major heritage of Sachseln can be found in the list of cultural goods in Sachseln. The Village of Sachseln is classified as worthy of protection in Switzerland of national importance in the inventory of estimable townscapes Switzerland ( ISOS ).

Pictures

Flüeli -Ranft

Birthplace of Brother Klaus in Flüeli -Ranft

The Paxmontana in Flüeli -Ranft

Älggi -Alp

The High Bridge

Personalities

  • Niklaus von Flue (1417-1487), Hermit
  • Ludwig von Flue (1752-1817), commanding officer of the Swiss Guard in the defense of the Bastille in 1789
  • Roland von Flue ( born 1961 ), jazz musician
  • Nicolaus Hermann (1818-1888), Council of States, the National Council, Federal Court President, Diet Messenger and Landammann
  • Giuseppe Haas Triverio (1889-1963), painter and graphic artist
  • Josef Garovi (1908-1985), composer
  • Ludwig von Moos (1910-1990), the Federal Council (1959-1971), as well as council and mayor of Sachseln, Cantonal Council, Councillor, Councillor and Magistrate
  • Alois Spichtig (* 1927), graphic artist and sculptor
  • Kurt Sigrist ( born 1943 ), sculptor, object artist and draftsman
  • The photographers dynasty Reinhard: Joseph Reinhard (1901-1975), disaster Sepp Sepp Reinhard ( born 1931 ) and Daniel Reinhard ( born 1960 ), Formula 1 Photographer

Freeman

  • Heinrich Federer (1866-1928), Swiss writer and Catholic priest
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